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TULSA TIME - Eric Clapton
Tuning: EADGBe
[Verse 1]
AI left Oklahoma, Driving in a pontiac
Just about to lose my mE7ind.
N.C.
I was going to Arizona, Maybe on to california
Where people all live so fAine.
N.C.
My mother says I’m crazy, my baby calls me lazy
But I’m gonna show them all this tE7ime
N.C.
’cause you know I ain’t no fool and i don’t need no more damn schoolin’
I was born to just walk the lAine.
[Chorus]
Living on tulsa time, Living on tulsa E7time
N.C.
Gonna set my watch back to it
’cause you know that I’ve been through it, living on tulsa tAimeChorus
[Verse 2]
N.C.
So there I was in hollywood, thinking I was doing good
Talking on the telephone liE7ne
They don’t want me in the movies and nobody sings my songs,
My mama says my baby’s doing fAine.
N.C.
So then I started winking, then I started thinking,
That I really had a flash this tE7ime
N.C.
That I had no business leaving, and nobody would be grieving,
You see I’m on tulsa tAime.
[Chorus]
Living on tulsa time, Living on tulsa E7time
N.C.
Gonna set my watch back to it
’cause you know that I’ve been through it, living on tulsa tAime
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The story behind the song

This song was born out of pure boredom during a snowstorm in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when its writer, Danny Flowers, found himself with nothing to do. He started writing verses while watching TV, crafting a tune that initially had only two chords. It captures a laid-back, almost accidental charm, reflecting its simple and spontaneous creation. Playing this song channels that easygoing, unforced feeling, as if the music itself just naturally happened.

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